I'm compelled to explore funny feelings about identity & emotion that are relatable but sometimes challenging for people to express.
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I create immersive installations and performances that blend video projection, music, sculpture, and audience interaction. I’m drawn to work that feels inviting and familiar at first, then quietly shifts. Using nostalgia, pop culture, and original songs, I build environments where people can laugh, recognize something of themselves, and linger a little longer than they expected.
Where do you find inspiration?I find inspiration in nostalgia and the weird weight of vulnerability, emotional availability and ideas of success, image and consumption. I’m interested in how art can disarm people just long enough to let something more honest sneak in. Relatable pop culture fragments like B-Movies, music, old VHS and toys become a way to process influences and explore bigger feelings. I’m especially drawn to the overlap of humor and heartbreak where something absurd can suddenly hit you with something real.
What would you do with $25,000?I’d go bigger, weirder, and more expansive—building large-scale interactive, multi-disciplinary installations and performances that people can step inside of for a physical and emotionally immersive experience. I’d also fund new music and performance work to tour and collaborate with others. Basically: take everything I already do and push it further into something louder, riskier, and wider reaching.
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